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My 2009 Juno Experience

Tonight was all about Canadian Music as Russell Peters, a very funny Canadian comedian, hosted the 2009 Juno Awards in Vancouver, BC.

All-in-all my verdict on the entire show, beginning to finish, was that it was pretty boring. Although Russell is extremely funny, we didn’t see enough of him to keep the show rolling. Instead, we were left with boring and scripted presenters, a very melodic Kreesha Turner among them, who did quite poorly at presenting the awards.

Let’s not forget to mention the absolutely disgusting performances from some of Canada’s best artists. I guess I shouldn’t bash them all, after all Dallas Green and Gordon Downie sang amazingly with each other. I’m still puzzled by Sam Roberts’ ability to turn his band, and himself, gray while leaving the rest of the stage in colour as they gave the impression of being in a black & white film. It was probably the most exciting, and interesting, thing I’ve seen. Now, back to the bashing. Who the fuck are ‘The Stills’ and why are they allowed to sing live?! Don’t invite them ever again. Leave Simple Plan at the door too. Their lead singer has the quietest tone to his voice, and sang in front of a wall of speakers and amplifiers, drowning his ability to hear himself… we couldn’t hear him either. Sarah Mclaughlin could try leaving the house while she’s sober for once as well. The bitch came out in this beat up wedding-style dress wearing a ragged piece of .. cloth? as a shirt. She looked like she put on a piece of tissue paper and walked out the door.

On a better note, Loverboy was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Their first follow-up album sold 4 million records in 1982, and they’ve released such songs as “Workin for the weekend” and “When It’s Over”. Also, in that same year, they made the record for winning the most Juno’s in one year with six. You can find the total history of the band on wikipedia, here.

Now for some of the awards (Click the names for website links):

IMPORTANT NOTE:

  • Schools all over Canada are gradually being forced to close down their music programs because they aren’t receiving enough funding to buy new instruments. These kids are playing with broken and shotty instruments and are being forced to use them because most schools can’t pay to replace them. Kids in music courses have been known to stay in school, get better grades, and concentrate more in class. Please, please, please visit MusiCounts and donate whatever you can so that these kids can enjoy the gift of music and we can continue to hear from new Canadian artists and songwriters in the future!
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